Elecampane ocellus
Elecampane is also known as Christ’s eye; in Latin the name of this plant will be as follows: Inula oculus christi L.
As for the name of the elecampane family itself, in Latin it will be like this: AsteraceaeDumort.
Description of elecampane
Elecampane is a perennial herbaceous plant whose height will vary between twenty-five and forty centimeters. This plant will be quite thickly covered with white hairs. The diameter of the root will be about one to three millimeters, this root is horizontal and creeping. The stem of the elecampane will be straight and simple, and in the upper part the stem will branch slightly. The length of the lower leaves will be about twelve to fourteen centimeters, and the width will be about one and a half to three centimeters; such leaves will be dull. The upper leaves are lanceolate, their length is two to six and a half centimeters, and their width does not exceed two and a half centimeters.
The diameter of the elecampane baskets will be about three to four centimeters, they will be located in a dense shield. The reed flowers will be three-toothed and yellow in color, slightly longer than one centimeter. The diameter of the five-toothed tubular flowers will be about seven millimeters. The achenes are ribbed, pubescent and brown. Elecampane blooms from June to August. Under natural conditions, this plant can be found in the Crimea, the Caucasus, Belarus, Central Asia, as well as in the European part of Russia: namely in the Volga region and the Black Sea region. For the growth of elecampane, the ocelli prefers steppes, places among bushes, as well as steppe grassy dry slopes. It should be noted that sometimes this plant acts as a weed, and this plant is also decorative.
Description of the medicinal properties of elecampane
Elecampane is endowed with very valuable healing properties, and it is recommended to use the herb of this plant for medicinal purposes. The concept of grass includes the stems, flowers and leaves of elecampane. The presence of such valuable healing properties is explained by the content of alkaloids and sesquiterpenoids in the plant. The aerial part of this plant contains rubber, essential oil, flavonoids, coumarins and aromatic compounds.
This plant can be used as a very valuable wound healing agent, and its beneficial properties are also used for various diseases of the gastrointestinal tract. The leaves and flowers of elecampane are endowed with antifungal, antibacterial and antiprotozoal properties. Crushed fresh leaves or dry powder based on them can be used topically to treat a variety of cuts and wounds.
For the treatment of gastritis, peptic ulcer of the duodenum and stomach, as well as the rectum, it is recommended to use a fairly effective remedy based on elecampane: to prepare it you will need to take one tablespoon of crushed herb of this plant per glass of water. The resulting mixture should be boiled for three to four minutes, after which the mixture should be infused for two hours and carefully filtered. To achieve the greatest effectiveness when using such a product, you should strictly follow not only all the rules for preparing this product, but also all the rules for its administration. Take this remedy based on elecampane, one third of a glass or half of it three times a day before meals.
